5101:2-7-09
Care, supervision and discipline.

(B)
A foster caregiver shall not discriminate
in providing care and supervision to foster children on the basis of race, sex,
gender, sexual identity, sexual orientation,
religion, color or national origin.

(C)
A foster caregiver shall provide humane,
instructive discipline appropriate to the age and functioning level of a foster
child.

(2)
All rules and expectations made by a
foster caregiver shall be explained to a foster child in a manner appropriate
to the child's age and understanding during the child's initial orientation and
prior to any disciplinary action for violations of such rules.

(3)
A foster child shall not be punished for
actions over which the child has no control.

(4)
A foster child shall not be punished for
bed-wetting or in the course of toilet training activities.

(D)
A foster caregiver shall not
subject a foster child to verbal abuse or swearing; to derogatory remarks about
foster children and their families, races, sex, gender, sexual
identity, sexual orientation,
religion, color or
national origin; or to threats of
physical violence or removal from the foster home.

(E)
A foster caregiver shall not use any of
the following practices for a foster child:

(1)
Physical hitting or any type of physical
punishment inflicted in any manner upon the body including but not
limited to spitting, spanking, paddling, punching, shaking, biting, hair
pulling, pinching, or rough handling.

(2)
Physically strenuous work or exercises,
when used as a means of punishment.

(3)
Requiring or forcing a foster child to
take an uncomfortable position, such as squatting or bending, or requiring a
foster child to repeat physical movements when used as a means of
punishment.

(4)
Denial of social or
recreational activities for excessive or prolonged periods of time, as defined
by the agency.

(5)
Denial of social
or casework services, medical treatment, or educational services.

(F)
Physical restraint of a foster child shall only be utilized by a caregiver who
has received specific training and annual review in acceptable methods of
restraint. Documentation of such training shall be contained in the foster home
record.

(G)
Physical restraint may
be used by a caregiver when there is an imminent risk
of physical harm:

(H)
A foster
caregiver shall use only the least restrictive physical restraint necessary to
control a situation. A foster caregiver shall not use any device to prevent or
restrict movement as punishment or for convenience.

(1)
Notify the recommending
agency immediately following the use of physical restraint.

(2)
Submit a detailed written report to the
recommending agency within twenty-four hours following the use of physical
restraint.

(J)
If the
foster caregiver notifies the recommending agency that the caregiver used
physical restraint, the recommending agency shall:

(1)
Notify the placing agency (if different)
within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the detailed written report of the
use of physical restraint from the caregiver.

(2)
Place a copy of the written report of the
use of physical restraint from the caregiver in the foster child's record and
in the foster caregiver's record.

(K)
A foster caregiver shall not use any form
of prone, chemical or mechanical restraint on a
foster child.

(L)
Any act of
omission or commission by a foster caregiver or other member of the household
which results in any of the following toward a foster child
may be
grounds for the denial or revocation of a foster home certificate: